5 FEBRUARY 1927, Page 15

A NORFOLK SANCTUARY.

A trust of an entirely new sort has just been established in Norfolk, that metropolis capital of British naturalists. It has no share capital and has no concern with profit. Its title is "The Norfolk Naturalists' frust." The objects outlined in the memorandum of association are many and various, but almost all have some connexion either with birds or bird watchers. It need hardly be said that the short list of founders includes both Buxtons and Gurneys. The secretary of the new trust, which might well be imitated in other counties, is Dr. Sydney H. Long, 31 Surrey Street, Norwich, who also organizes the Association for Wild Bird Protection in Norfolk. The new bird sanctuary at Cley, which owes its origin to this association, is likely to prove one of the most interesting in England as a breeding ground